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I am curious about the age demographics on this platform
KellenCoin
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So I would love if you would answer this poll. I am mostly just curious. The poll is anonymous.
YN Member of the ANA, ANS, NBS, EAC, C4, MCA, PNNA, CSNS, ILNA, TEC, and more!
Always buying numismatic literature and sample slabs.
I am curious about the age demographics on this platform
This is a private poll: no-one will see what you voted for.
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I resent being in any demographic band that includes the age "50"
Latin American Collection
You young whippersnapper,
But I agree we need a change. Can you change the bands so it reads 50-65. That way I can be happy being in a demographic band that includes the age of "50"
Joseph J. Singleton - First Superintendent of the U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega Georgia
Findley Ridge Collection
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That's easy. Take the Instagram demographic and add 40!
10-4,
My Instagram picturesErik
My registry sets
The bands are a bit wide on this, just turned 31, not sure if I want to be count as a 50 year old.
Will you please add an "over 80" band?
Yeah... Insider 2 and I want specific bands... we have traveled a lot of roads...and many of them were not paved....
Cheers, RickO
Mentel or physical ?
The results differ significantly from what I expected. As of this moment, it looks like almost half of the forum hasn't hit AARP age yet or just made the cut-off this year. I see this as a positive for the hobby.
It's not the years, @KellenCoin, it's the amount of circulation.
Gonna get me a $50 Octagonal someday. Some. Day.
I just turned 51, and I've accepted my new place in the geriatric majority band. LOL
The 18-30 is in a virtual tie with the 66+ group.....surprising... Cheers, RickO
I noticed that as well. The majority are 30-65
@CyndieChildress.... Yes... I have long believed that the 'aging' of the coin collector population is overblown. I used to go to many shows and there were plenty of people in the 18-50 range.... a surprising amount of collectors in the 25-45 age group.... Sure, there are also a good many old timers... but there were also kids as well. Cheers, RickO
Old age, maybe,
Can lust purloin;
Who cares, if we
Can buy a coin?
Burma Shave
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
I'm old, but I have not lost my marbles yet. I know more now than I knew when I was 40 or 50 years old. When you stop learning, you headed for decline.
That's why this "Where did you get your college degree?" argument is so bogus. A college degree is only a start. It's what you do with it and how you add to it after you graduate is what counts.
Let's put it this way......most of us get more prepaid funeral mailings than coin catalogs.
These polls are skewed because many old dudes don't use a computer much less a coin forum on the internet.
All younger people use computers .....
Short of the ancients, most of the old timers are plugged in now.
Short of the ancients, most of the old timers are plugged in now.
I totally agree with this statement. Since I'm in the "Medicare-eligible" crowd now, I associate with a lot of old-timers and all of them are wired up with smart phones or at least PCs. You have to get past the age of 80 to find a significant number of non-techies.
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I think this is the first survey I've ever been included with 50 year olds
I guess 50 is the new 31
mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Absalutely.!.!
I sure would love to hang out with you and learn! Your knowledge over the years is a Huge benefit to others
Oh cool, that means I will be 31 next year.!.!
Only 51....if we were stamp collectors you'd have to limit your range to 75-100+.
Don't worry about old age; it doesn't last that long.
I'd rather do waist size, still a 34!
I'm 65 and I'm hoping old age will last a few more years. Who knows.
Well now there are 159 participants and the bell curve is becoming interesting... Cheers, RickO
Don't worry about old age; it doesn't last that long.
Sure, just ask Eric Newman......
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17 or under equals one vote, 66+ equals 23 votes.
Bell curve looking skewed to the high end.
17 or under 0% 1 vote
18-30
10% 17 votes
31-50
36% 62 votes
51-65
38% 65 votes
66+ 13% 23 votes
We're getting old, coins are the next stamps.
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Under 17 not really any disposable income plus busy doing kid things, 66+ many have disposable income and many have time on their hands for a hobby like numismatics
Also agree. My parents are close to 80 and they both have iPhones and iPads. And they are on it many hours a day. My mom recently complained to me that the battery on her iPad is not long enough! The battery that last 8-10 hours? Yeah that battery.
This hobby is alive and well. Coins will never become like the stamp market, ever. It's the oldest hobby in the world and is not going anywhere but up.
If we are trying to find the age demographics of coin collectors in general, then I agree this poll is skewed.
However, the question is asking about the age demographics on this forum. So the older people that don't use a computer are not of interest for this question.
The poll still does have selection bias. Some people might choose to not participate. If those are mainly older people, then the results aren't representative of the population.
Love the avatar insider!
LOL....great post
18-30 11% 23 votes
66+ 12% 25 votes
Not a good sign.
Why do you say that? A similar number of "younger" voters and "older" voters would seem to be a good thing, would it not?
How many of the 18-30 age group are married with kids and will still stay with this hobby after all the bills paid? And how many of these 23 voters would continue to stay in this hobby for another 36+ years without being distract to something else?
The number of collectors should be a lot greater at younger age and slowly decrease. Not the other way around.
However old I actually am, I think I may have just had a stroke and died. If I recall correctly, Jeremy first stopped by my table when he was a 13-year old in junior high school! My daughters believe I am older than dirt; I think this nails their case.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
No, no. I didn't join the boards until I was 14, and I was a high school freshman by then. But yes, you were my very first stop at a coin show (thanks for showing me the ropes!) and you were also the first person I ever flew to see, though there was a 5 1/2 year gap between those events.
Beats the alternative.
Go Green!
Didn't we learn during the last presidential election that polls are worthless?...LOL
The polls were really..
Pretty good..
When interpreted..
as they should!
Burma Shave
Thanks. I can understand that reasoning. I got back into numismatics ten years ago after a thirty year hiatus and hope others do the same. I was encouraged to see nearly half the votes were in "50 and under" categories.
A lack of decent coins in current circulation could be a factor as well. When I was a kid there was still a bit of silver in circulation, Wheaties & real bronze Lincolns were saved and had real purchasing power (penny candies!) and Whitman boards were in many households. I sure plastic card holders and smartphone collections don't supplant numismatics.
Now with 208 votes cast, I think the poll of forum members is looking very good.... the 18-30 band is better than I expected... and the next two are well supported....with the final being surprisingly weaker than I thought. Cheers, RickO
I belonged to a fairly large coin club when I was in school back in the 1960's and the demographics back then are about the same as it is now. With a few exceptions it's still mostly a hobby for older white men.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Now 217 votes cast... slowing down... come on guys and gals.... Bump for more input. Cheers, RickO
I agree that there tend to be more white older men, but I think the demographics are definitely less skewed than they were in the 60s. I believe I read somewhere that a fairly large chunk of the demographic buying from the mint were women, and the rise of the internet has encouraged many YNs to share their collections online which reveals a whole different side of the hobby. Also, thank you for the great participation in the poll. Respond if you have not already so that we can get mor accurate results. Thanks!
YN Member of the ANA, ANS, NBS, EAC, C4, MCA, PNNA, CSNS, ILNA, TEC, and more!
Always buying numismatic literature and sample slabs.